What is the most beautiful castle in Eure-et-Loir?

The most visited in Eure-et-Loir is Château Saint-Jean de Nogent-le-Rotrou, first in this selection according to its visitors’ reviews. All 10 castles listed are open to visitors with checked hours.

How much does a visit cost?

The adult entry price is shown under each castle when the official website publishes it; 0 of these castles are free.

How is this selection made?

Among the 98 castles recorded in Eure-et-Loir, we keep those open to the public with a photo, then rank by number of Google reviews. No castle pays to appear.

The 10 most beautiful castles in Eure-et-Loir

10 châteaux

Chosen among 98 recorded castles

What to see in Eure-et-Loir when you only have a weekend: the 10 most visited castles according to their visitors’ reviews, among those open to the public whose visiting conditions we checked on the official website. For each: what you see, the entry price, the link to the full entry.

Ranked by attendance, from the number of Google reviews. “Beautiful” is your word; what we measure is what visitors choose.

No. 1
Château Saint-Jean de Nogent-le-Rotrou
Nogent-le-Rotrou
The Saint-Jean castle stands above Nogent-le-Rotrou on a rocky spur overlooking the Huisne valley, at a crossing point of old roads linking Île-de-France, Normandy and Maine.
Adult €5Hours, prices and access
No. 2
Château de La Ferté-Vidame (Ferté-Vidame Castle)
La Ferté-Vidame
At La Ferté-Vidame, in the Eure-et-Loir department, visitors encounter not an intact château but the remains of one of eighteenth-century France's largest houses.
Hours, prices and access
No. 3
Château de Nogent-le-Roi
Nogent-le-Roi
In Nogent-le-Roi, in the Eure-et-Loir department, this château combines two distinct periods: the surviving remnants of a medieval fortress and a residence built in 1863 in the neo-Louis XIII style.
Hours, prices and access
No. 4
Château de Denonville (Denonville Castle)
Denonville
Château de Denonville, in Denonville (Eure-et-Loir), France. Location, access and practical information.
Adult €10Hours, prices and access
No. 5
Château de Senonches (Senonches Castle)
Senonches
In Senonches, on the edge of the Perche forest, the 12th-century keep built by Hugues II de Châteauneuf still overlooks the town, flanked by two residential wings from the 16th and 17th centuries. Its gate tower, built from grison, a local iron-rich stone, remains one of the most striking features of the site.
Hours, prices and access
No. 6
Château de Baronville (Baronville Castle)
Béville-le-Comte
Château de Baronville, in Béville-le-Comte (Eure-et-Loir), France. Location, access and practical information.
Hours, prices and access
No. 7
Château de Montigny-sur-Avre (Montigny-sur-Avre Castle)
Montigny-sur-Avre
Standing on the banks of the Avre river in Eure-et-Loir, this château combines rendered rubble stone with brick chaining, the result of several building campaigns from the mid-17th to the early 18th century.
Hours, prices and access
No. 8
Château de Courtalain (Courtalain Castle)
Vald'Yerre
On the edge of the Perche and Dunois regions, Courtalain castle combines a Renaissance core with neo-gothic additions and an 18th-century layer of building work, set within an estate that has stayed in the same families for centuries.
Adult €12Hours, prices and access
No. 9
Château de Courtalain (Courtalain Castle)
Vald'Yerre
Near the borders of the Perche and Dunois regions, the château de Courtalain was built in 1483 by Guillaume d'Avaugour and passed through generations by marriage, first to the Montmorency family and then, in 1862, to the Gontaut-Biron family who still live there today.
Adult €12Hours, prices and access
No. 10
Château de Herces, Berchères-sur-Vesgre
Berchères-sur-Vesgre
Château de Herces, Berchères-sur-Vesgre, in Berchères-sur-Vesgre (Eure-et-Loir), France. Location, access and practical information.
Hours, prices and access

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Frequently asked questions

What is the most beautiful castle in Eure-et-Loir?: The most visited in Eure-et-Loir is Château Saint-Jean de Nogent-le-Rotrou, first in this selection according to its visitors’ reviews. All 10 castles listed are open to visitors with checked hours.
How much does a visit cost?: The adult entry price is shown under each castle when the official website publishes it; 0 of these castles are free.
How is this selection made?: Among the 98 castles recorded in Eure-et-Loir, we keep those open to the public with a photo, then rank by number of Google reviews. No castle pays to appear.